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Farnworth railway station

Farnworth railway station serves the town of , in the , . The station underwent several name changes before the present name was adopted in 1974.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Farnworth Railway Station”, “Farnworth Station”, and “FNW”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St John the Evangelist’s Church and Farnworth Town Hall.

Church
Photo: Plucas58, Public domain.
St John the Evangelist's Church is in Church Street, , , England. It is an active Anglican in the deanery of Bolton, the archdeaconry of Bolton, and the diocese of Manchester. is situated 690 feet south of Farnworth railway station.

Town hall
Photo: David Ingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a municipal building in Market Street, , , England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Farnworth Borough Council, is a grade II listed building. is situated 1,600 feet west of Farnworth railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the Moses Gate suburb of in the , , . It lies on the Manchester-Preston Line 1+1⁄4 miles south of Bolton, though only local services run by Northern call here. is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Farnworth railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Farnworth and Prestolee.

Town
Photo: David Ingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolton is a large town in in the , 17 miles north of Manchester city centre. It celebrates its industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton, and railways.

Village
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is a small village in , within the , in , England. It lies on the River Irwell and is one of a cluster of villages between and Kearsley, which includes Stoneclough and .

Town
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in the , , England. The population at the 2011 census was 14,212. Within the Historic County of , it lies 8 miles northwest of , 5 miles southwest of and 3+3⁄4 miles south of .

Farnworth railway station

Latitude
53.55046° or 53° 33′ 2″ north
Longitude
-2.38853° or 2° 23′ 19″ west
Elevation
292 feet (89 metres)
Operator
Northern Trains
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“FNW”
Open location code
9C5VHJ26+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6284257125
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6952581
Wiki­data ID
Q2043682
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Farnworth railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Farnworth”
  • Dutch: “Station Farnworth”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة فارنورث”
  • French: “Farnworth”
  • French: “gare de Farnworth”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Farnworth railway station”. Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.